Prepare to die

In the movie Princess Bride, the character Inigo Montoya played by Mandy Patinkin has the line, “Prepare to die.” Count Rugen played by Christopher Guest answers, “Stop saying that!”

In Eccl 7:1-4, Solomon is declaring what’s best (for gaining wisdom) and he says in essence, “Prepare to die.” Like Count Rugen, we want to say, “Stop saying that!”

For Step 2 in the lesson “How can I stay on course?” take time to explain these verses, otherwise people will be confused by a couple of the assertions made in the text.

Members should be able to discuss what steps they have taken to prepare for death, for example, preparing a will. This document will help settle earthly matters, but what’s needed to prepare for meeting God? Those are what’s best here on earth.